Flash

Triaxle is a puzzle game based on hexagonal instead of square neighbors. Score history is tracked both locally and versus other users, via a server database.

This was the first complex program I wrote in ActionScript 2 - complete with soundtrack, fairy lights, gameplay, PHP backend - big learning experience.

Now with direct access to the Triaxle Scoreboard.

Calligraphy is surprisingly popular. I wrote the original 1997 Java applet as a throwaway programming example - but people kept using it. So I turned it into a real product. Latest version features textured and tinted papers, transparent inks, zoom, print options, Undo support, marker as well as chisel nib, etc.

Calligraphy is now available in Slovene! Translation by Milan Ozimek.

TeNo YuKoN Creator is a high-end jewelry product configurator. Integrated with a Yahoo! store.

Mandelbrot-Julia Sets explores the famous Mandelbrot Set and its associated Julia Sets. Each point on the Mandelbrot set generates a Julia set to the right. Includes Julia orbits, several color schemes, and alternate functions besides the usual z2.

I also have a simpler Flash version. This was written as an ActionScript 3 performance test.

Affine calculates the affine transformation to map three source points to three target points.

ForestNPP is a simple calculator that estimates forest net primary productivity, before and after climate change scenarios, based on the Osnabruck Biosphere Model. Environmental science teaching simulator.

Kuizu is a Japanese vocabulary quiz program I wrote for myself. It features several intermediate level word lists, flash cards, multiple choice quizzing, and matching games. It assumes you want to memorize kanji + kana pronunciation + English meaning. Auto-adjusts word frequency based on success rate, tracks progress and mastery. Can sort wordlist, select which words to use, etc.

Thanks to Laurie Hainke and Yuko Matsuda for contributing 7 word lists!

Fourier Waveforms are built by adding sine waves, controlled by frequency/amplitude sliders similar to a graphic equalizer.

FishFood is an aquarium ecology simulator for middle school life science. To keep your fish alive, you need to feed them, keep the water oxygenated, and not allow the algae to get out of control. Features three colorful fish species, air bubblers, algae-eating snails, decorative plants, rocks, sands, and wallpaper.

Retirement Calculator explores the savings and retirement phases of mutual fund retirement IRAs. Inflation and IRS rules on required minimum distributions (RMD) are taken into account. Implemented as proof of concept for scenarios, parameter driven simulation, and interactive plots in Flash. I also wanted the calculator.